Pot scent stalls gun permit bid
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Staff reports
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Something didn't smell quite right to North Syracuse police when a village resident came in Friday looking for a little help.
What stunk was Brian D. Courbat, 21, of 130 Lynhurst Ave.; he wreaked of marijuana, police said.
Officers Jeff Tripp and Rocco DePerno said when they asked him about the odor, Courbat told them he had just used marijuana, something he routinely does three or four times a day. In fact, Courbat had several packets of pot on him, police said.
Courbat wanted the police to help him with the background check necessary for a pistol permit. Instead, they charged him with unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, and gave him an appearance ticket.
Then they informed the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office's pistol permit bureau about Courbat's activity.
